After fear, after terror… there is York City FRIGHTseeing!
Discover the eerie history of York with our guided ghost tour as we walk through the most haunted locations of the city’s spookscape, where every spine-tingling story is a nightmare shuddersome of fun.
Whether you're a rock ‘n’ roll horror fiend, thrill-seeker, or just looking for a frightfully good time, York City FRIGHTseeing is the tour for you!
Our small group, shared tours are suitable for guillotine-agers and splatter brats over 10 years of age, but younger children are permitted at parent’s own discretion. Gore hounds more than welcome, if friendly and well behaved.
No jump scares. No gimmicks - Just a comprehensive DEADu...
Highlights
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guided Walking Tour
No scheduled bathroom breaks
Meeting Points
Departure
Ye Olde Starre Inne
We’ll meet under the Ye Olde Starre Inne sign that hangs over and across Stonegate, right by Coffee Yard.
Return
Lady Peckett's Yard
The tour ends in Lady Peckett’s Yard, which is by the Golden Fleece, and across the street from the Shambles
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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After fear, after terror… there is York City FRIGHTseeing!
Discover the eerie history of York with our guided ghost tour as we walk through the most haunted locations of the city’s spookscape, where every spine-tingling story is a nightmare shuddersome of fun.
Whether you're a rock ‘n’ roll horror fiend, thrill-seeker, or just looking for a frightfully good time, York City FRIGHTseeing is the tour for you!
Our small group, shared tours are suitable for guillotine-agers and splatter brats over 10 years of age, but younger children are permitted at parent’s own discretion. Gore hounds more than welcome, if friendly and well behaved.
No jump scares. No gimmicks - Just a comprehensive DEADu...
Highlights
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 15 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Guided Walking Tour
No scheduled bathroom breaks
Meeting Points
Departure
Ye Olde Starre Inne
We’ll meet under the Ye Olde Starre Inne sign that hangs over and across Stonegate, right by Coffee Yard.
Return
Lady Peckett's Yard
The tour ends in Lady Peckett’s Yard, which is by the Golden Fleece, and across the street from the Shambles
Items | Experience the Eerie History of York
Itinerary
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Stonegate
The SLASH course begins at Ye Olde Starre Inne, York’s oldest continuously licensed pub, and one of the city’s scariest!
10 minutes
2
Duncombe Place
Right between the Guy Fawkes Inn and Bootham Bar, we’ll look at the grisly and gory past of the city’s wall and bars, where unspeakable acts of horror and supernatural suspense go hand-in-icy-hand.
5 minutes
3
Precentor's Court
From the mist of the darkness the Night Child cometh. Though a child, she’s all horror, with a story that will leave you sleeping with your lights on for weeks to come.
BEWARE … The Night Child!
5 minutes
4
Minster Yard
We’ll hear about one of York’s most enduring - and endearing - spectrals, in one of the most uncanny tales ever told.
5 minutes
5
Minster Yard
Swooping and snarling around the Minster towers in the dead of night can be found York’s very own creature feature, the hideous Gabble Ratchet … the last word in terror!
5 minutes
6
St William's College
Within this tiny stone house, lies a secret, a terrible truth waiting to be unveiled. As we will pry open the coffin lid on a tale so shocking, so boldly revealing in its frank depiction of inhumanity, it will leave you asking, Who are the real monsters?
10 minutes
7
Pavement
Marvel at the strange happenings that occur in England’s most haunted inn, the Golden Fleece.
5 minutes
8
Pavement
For our final fearsome fable, we’ll descend into the depths of Lady Peckett’s Yard, and you’ll find out why she’s at the top of the list of the ghosts that haunt The Golden Fleece. We’ll recall incidents that will frighten you beyond all imagination, and make you remember why your parents warned you not to go into dark alleys.